vinmaxesir Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Anyone know of the best place (cheapest cost) to get a TPS for a Starion? I tried NAPA and their price is about $216.00 I also tried Rockville Mitsubishi and see that they have it for $175.68 I want to make sure I'm not missing a cheaper vendor. Thanks, Vinnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89PalermoSHP Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 175 sounds about right. I did notice the pic @ napa.com shows what appears to be the identical markings of the stock tps. Im not sure about the other vendors, they may all be the same part?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberquest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 i would look for a used one first from a member parting one out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dzone Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 how do you know your current one is bad? how many miles on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasQuest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 I did notice the pic @ napa.com shows what appears to be the identical markings of the stock tps. Im not sure about the other vendors, they may all be the same part?? Yeah it's a factory Mitsu part sold thru Echlin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89PalermoSHP Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Im not sure if Mitsu lists it as NLA but its cheaper through them. There is a specific post for testing the TPS on the starquest SOS(for some reason they werent working for me this weekend-Shelby?) using a non-digital meter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberquest Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 starquest.i-x.net is down right now, will be back up shortly hopefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberquest Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 (edited) i just talked with professor quest on the phone last night and he has 5 good working TPS IN STOCK!!! http://starquest.i-x.net/viewtopic.php?t=907 starquest,i-x is working again now!!! Edited September 23, 2008 by cyberquest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indiana Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 what makes you think yours is bad? you break it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinmaxesir Posted September 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 (edited) No, I didn't break it. They do break though. The inner workings of a TPS are a set of electrical contact fingers that rub on an electronic board. The fingers can eventually run thought the board. The fingers can also break. This causes a 'not consistent' reading when checking with a volt or ohm meter. I had an '84 Starion that had a faulty TPS. I took it apart and found a slightly worn out board and, one of 3, broken fingers. Actually it's like one large finger with 3 seperate ends as I remember,,,,,,,, it was a longggggggggggg time ago. Replaced that old TPS and the car ran smooth again like it had not done in a long time. Anyway, any moving part will eventually break. That's life. Vinnie Edited September 24, 2008 by vinmaxesir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliber308 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 $164.70: Ricart Mitsubishi. CALIBER 308 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberquest Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Professor Quest has 5 Brand New TPS that he just got. he has them for $150 SHIPPED!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinmaxesir Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) I purchased a new TPS due to the old one not responding properly. I got the one that is meant for another car but is lots cheaper (about $90.00). I only had to change the connector to make it fit. It works perfectly now and the car runs great so far. I wanted to show what I found when I took the old one apart. Attached is a picture of the old 'board' that is inside the TPS. This board is worn out due to one of the wiper arms, that is supposed to have many wiper fingers, gouging the board. I'll post a picture of the 'wiper' that is damaged and caused the problem on the board (it's too large to post both pics in this reply). Vinnie Edited October 6, 2008 by vinmaxesir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinmaxesir Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 (edited) Here's the picture of the wiper arms with all of the little fingers simply gone on the outside holder. This is why these things fail and do not give accurate 'sweeps' when seen with an analog ohm meter. You'll notice that the wiper arm on the outside is the broken/failed one. There are no 'fingers' that are supposed to be there to wipe on the electronic board. Only the metal holder remains and that is what is digging into the board. That coincides with my picture of the board where you can see that the board has been gouged due to the lack of the tiny fingers that were supposed to be riding on it. Instead, the metal that used to hold the fingers was doing the damage to the board. It's pretty cool to actually 'SEE' what happened and why I needed to change the TPS. Also is the reason that I would not buy a used one. Vinnie Edited October 6, 2008 by vinmaxesir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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